Venice has been hit by the highest tide in more than 50 years
The Mayor of Venice has said he wants to declare a state of disaster.Officials said the tide peaked at 187cm at 10.50pm on Tuesday. Only once since records began in 1923 has the water crept even higher, reaching 1.94m in 1966.
The flood has left tourists wading through the streets as they seek shelter from the wind which has created waves in St Mark's Square. Many of the city's historic squares have been left deep underwater. St Mark's Square - one of the lowest parts of the city - was one of the worst hit areas. Pierpaolo Campostrini, a member of St Mark's council, said the levels of flooding on Tuesday had only been seen five times in the long history of the basilica, where construction began in 828 and which was rebuilt after a fire in 1063.
Elsewhere, visitors to Venice have been forced to make their way along temporary platforms above the water, while others donned wet weather clothes and waded through the floods.
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